2641) Update on mango malformation disorder in the Northern Territory, Australia

Fusarium species are very common organisms in agricultural systems and in the natural environment. The symptoms of MMD are difficult …

2642) First IPPC Seminar promotes International Year of Plant Health

As part of a new policy the new IPPC Secretary Mr Jingyuan XIA has established the practice of holding regular …

2643) Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp)

First outbreak of Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp) in the UK

2644) Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp)

First outbreak of Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp) in the UK

2645) SC-7 2015 report has been posted!

The Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) met from 11 to 12 May at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The meeting …

2646) First outbreak of Erwinia amylovora in Rep. of Korea

The infected pear trees were first found in very adjacent 3 orchards in Anseong -city in early May 2015.

2647) Registration for the IPPC International Symposium for Pest Free Areas and Surveillance and a Call for Abstracts are now open

The IPPC International Symposium for Pest Free Areas (PFAs) and Surveillance is to be held in Shizuoka, Japan between 28 …

2648) Invasive ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, in Far North Queensland

The invasive electric ant pest, Wasmannia auropunctata, was first discovered near Cairns in 2006. Other detections have been made to …

2649) G20 Ministers of Agriculture reaffirm importance of Plant Health in Niigata Japan

Source: FAO Twitter

2650) Detection of Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid in Australia

PSTVd has been identified in a range of hosts in Australia and its distribution has been verified through a national …